The Chelsea boss was delighted by his star man’s defensive work in the Blues’ 1-1 draw with Liverpool <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Eden Hazard’s defensive contribution in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Saturday pleased Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri.<\/p>\n
Hazard scored a sublime solo effort at Anfield in the EFL Cup in midweek and netted his seventh goal of the season to nudge Chelsea ahead at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
But Sarri – who also acknowledged that the Blues must not rely too much on Hazard – was pleased with the playmaker’s all-round effort, having this week questioned his intensity in training.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I’m really very happy with the defensive performance of Hazard today, especially in the second half,” Sarri told a post-match news conference.<\/p>\n
“I think at the end of the season we can have four, five players over 10 goals. And so it’s not only Hazard.<\/p>\n
“Of course, Hazard is the first, but I think Pedro, Willian, [Alvaro] Morata, will be able to score more than 10 goals in a season.”<\/p>\n
Liverpool cancelled out Hazard’s effort through Daniel Sturridge’s 89th-minute stunner, extending their unbeaten start to the league season to seven matches.<\/p>\n
Chelsea are also still to taste defeat\u00a0under Sarri, and the former Napoli boss says the Blues\u00a0can be buoyed by their display.<\/p>\n
“I am disappointed because they scored in the last minutes,” Sarri added.<\/p>\n
“But at the end I am really very happy – first of all with the performance and I think also a draw is the right result. The match was wonderful.<\/p>\n